2S STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



RFJPOKT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE. 



To President J. L. Snyder: 



The following is the report for the Department of Practical Agri- 

 culture for the year ending June 30, 1904: 



DIVISION OP ANIMAL HUSBANDRY. 



Mr. H. W. Norton succeeded Mr. Geo. C. Humphrey as Instructor 

 iu Live Stock, assuming the duties of the position shortly before the 

 opening of the College year. About December 1, 1903, Mr. Norton was 

 given leave of absence for five weeks to study methods of dressing, 

 cutting and curing meats at the Minnesota Agricultural College. This 

 preparation was necessary in order to provide for demonstrations rela- 

 tive to a study of quality in, meats taken up by both senior and special 

 students during the winter term. This work has added greatly to the 

 usefulness of the course. 



The following students received instruction iu Animal Husbandry 

 during the year, viz.: 



Study of Breeds and Stock Judging, 44 four-year Freshmen, 10 hours 

 ]jpi* week, 12 weeks. 



Study of Breeds and Stock Judging, 58 five-year Freshmen, 10 hours 

 per week, 12 weeks. 



Study of Breeds and Stock Judging, 7 Si>ecials, 10 hours per week, 

 12 weeks. 



Stock Breeding, 14 Sophomores, 5 hours per week, (5 weeks. 



Stock Breeding, 10 Specials, 5 hours per week, 6 weeks. 



Stock Feeding, 9 Juniors, 5 hours per week, 12 weeks. 



Stock Feeding, 15 Specials, 5 hours per week, 12 weeks. 



Advanced Stock Judging, 15 Seniors, 10 hours per week, 10 weeks. 



Advanced Stock Judging, 3 Specials, 10 hours per week, 10 weeks. 



Methods of Registration, Meat Cutting, and Commercial Live Stock 

 Studies, 16 Seniors, 10 hours per week, 12 weeks. 



Methods of Registration, Meat Cutting, and Commercial Live Stock 

 Studies, 5 Specials, 10 hours per week, 12 weeks. 



Animal Nutrition, 14 Seniors, 10 hours per week, 12 weeks. 



Animal Nutrition, 7 Specials, 10 hours per week, 12 weeks. 



Special Short Course, Live Stock, 54 students, 10 hours per week, 

 6 weeks. 



Live Stock Equipment.— During the past year a rigid selection has 

 been practiced and considerable fresh blood added to the herds and 

 flocks. The equipment now consists of 92 head of registered cattle 

 representing the following breeds, viz.: Shorthoru, Hereford, Aberdeen- 

 Angus, (Jalloway, Holstein, Guernsey, Jersey, Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, 

 and Red Poll. The flock of pedigreed breeding sheep, not including 

 lambs, comprises 80 head representing the following breeds, viz.: 

 Merino, Southdown, Dorset, Shropshire, Hampshire, Oxford, Lincoln, 

 and Cotswold. There are at present alnjut 50 head of registered breed- 



